THE SOCIAL ROUND

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 136, 11 June 1929, Page 12

THE SOCIAL ROUND

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mrs. P. Avercll arrived from Fiji by the Tofua. * * * *

An Arundel guest is Mrs. l'\ 'lecil, of New Plvinouth. # * * *

Mrs. C. Slack, of Sydney, is a guest at the Star Hotel. * a » *

Mrs. W. Britton, of Taihape, is staying at the Star Hotel. • * • *

Mrs. S. G. Nathan, of Wellington, is at the Grand Hotel. «• * « .■ *

Mrs. C. W. Kiqidle, of .Sydney, is a guest at the Star IJqtej.

Miss Zena Qreer le/t by last evening's express for Christchurch. ;.' 1 # * * -U,- *

Mr. and Mrs. C. Doefel, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland.

Alrs';-R. S. Alitchell, of Wellington, is at present visiting Auckland. * * *

MrfgfjT.- S. Marshall, of Ohingaiti, is the Grand Hotel. » * * Stoneiiurst Hotel cuests include Mr. and MrfcO. List, of Napier. Mrs. Thompson, of Rotorua, is staying at the Central HoteL °* •' * * * Mr. and Mrs. J. Reid, of Wunganui, are spending a holiday in Auckland. "* " " * ♦ * Mr. and Mrs. T. Da vies were passengers from the Islands by the Tofua. » # * • Braeburn guests include Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Mowbray, of Lower Hutt, Wellington. V . •>. /r ■ •'• » • Mrs. B. Braik, of Braeburn, returned from Suva by the ,To.fua v.egterday afternoon. * * » * Miss Una Smith, of Epsom, returned from an extended holiday in the South Island. **" * • Lady Beauchamp, who has been visiting Rotorua, returned, to Auckland this afternoon. * # ' * * Miss ; Somerset dive," of Halls Avenue, Eemuera, is leaving for Australia and the Western Plains.- * » * » Miss Muriel Barling, of Auckland, leaves by the Tamaroa from Wellington en route for England. «v- - * . * • * • Mr.-and Mrs. H. P. Ritchie, .accompanied by Miss and Master Ritchie,-ar-rived from Fiji yesterday. * * * * Mrs. Herbert P. Lawry, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, is spending a month's holiday in Auckland. * * * * Mrs. David Nathan, "The Hill," Manure wa, who has been on a short visit to Wellington, has returned to Auckland. * * * • Canon P. S. James and Mrs. James, of Auckland, are the guests of Mrs. Edgar Hazlett, Montepellier Street, Dunedin. (0 * * >• * • - Mr. and Mrs. Phil Barnett, Riccarton, Christchurch, connect 'With the' Aorangi for Australia, where they will spend the winter. * • * * Mr. and Mrs. Norman Barker and their family, who ha,ve been residing in Auckland for some time and are at present staying in town, will, leave by the Taranaki en route to England, where they will take up permanent residence.

A woman who occupies a distinguished and unique position among the most eminent composers of our day (says an English paper) is Dame Ethel Mary Smyth, Mus. Doc., who has written several fine ope-*as which have been performed in Germany and in England with great success. Dr. Ethel Smyth is also a keen feminist and was a prominent militant supporter of the Woman Suffrage campaign, composing some of the suffrage music heard at that time.

On Friday afternoon the pupils of the HotorUa Primary School met to say farewell to Miss H. M. Allen, who has Iteeii a member of the teaching staff for the last 14 years, and who has now resigned from the Education Department, owing to ill-health. The headmaster, 'Mr, G. Barber, on behalf of the staff and pupils, the "general regret at Miss Allen V.'ret i rein en t, and wished her many happy - 'yMrs to come. Master William Haydeii,lon behalf of the pupils, then read v a short - address, and asked Miss Allen to accept a clock as a token of their appreciation and esteem, and Muriel Elliott ... then presented the handsometclock to Miss Allen, who suitably replied. ' .